Atmospheric Sciences

Whether it’s flying through the clouds to measure air pollutants or releasing dropsondes to study hurricane intensity during a bumpy, carnival-like excursion, the atmospheric scientists at Rosenstiel are working to understanding our atmosphere and climate better through comprehensive approaches. Chemistry, high-speed computer modeling, and top-notch instrumentation that can help these researchers observe weather processes and patterns have made Rosenstiel School one of the foremost hurricane research leaders.

Current areas of research include:

• Hurricane research involving rainbands and rapid intensification
• Additional hurricane studies that use airborne in-situ measurements, ocean probes and coupled discrete numerical models
• Remote sensing research that uses both satellite and ground-based instrumentation
• Studies in Rosenstiel School’s unique wind and wave tank that simulate allow for observations of air/sea interactions
• Atmospheric modeling that uses multi-nested regional models coupled with wave/ocean models
• Chemistry of the atmosphere particularly related to oxidative processes that involve organic and inorganic compounds, free radicals, and particulate matter
• Atmospheric boundary layer and cloud studies
• Modeling and diagnoses of interannual to interglacial climate variability
• Applied Langrangian prediction
• Aerosol studies that include dust and air pollutants and studies of impact on climate change, both season and decadal
• El Niño and other climate change research
• Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Groups

• Aerosol Chemistry Group
• Center for Air-Sea Interaction
• Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS)
• CFC Laboratory
• Climate and Climate Processes
• East Florida Shelf Information System
• Explorer of the Seas
• Intra-Americas Sea Initiative
• Lagrangian Data & Modeling Group
• Marine Chemistry Journal
• Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Modeling Group
• Miami Radar Laboratory
• NOAA 99 OSCR Deployment
• Ocean Technology Group